Before updating, we recommend you to backup the original CADCAM.exe file by renaming it.

Follow these steps to rename your CADCAM.exe file:

1. Run the Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder C:\AP100US\FabriWIN or the CAD/CAM system folder you specified when you installed it .
2. Find the original cadcam.exe file.
3. Right click this file, and select Rename to rename it. For example, type cadcam-old.exe and press <Enter>. Click Yes when the operating system prompts you to confirm.
   
   

Update Instructions

4.3 Patch Files

1. To update your AP100US from version 4.0 to 4.3, please click here to get the archive files.
2. When the File Download dialog box appears, select save this file to disk and click OK. The Save As dialog box appears.
3. Click the Save button. The Self-Extract Zip file ap43.exe will be saved to Desktop by default. 
4. Unzip the file to a temporary folder, like c:\temp. Note: Do not unzip the service release files to your default CAD/CAM directory. We recommend you not to overwrite the original cadcam.exe file. 
5. Copy the unzipped files and folders in c:\temp to the CAD/CAM system main folder you specified during install. The default folder is C:\AP100US\FabriWIN.
6. Now, You have updated your CAD/CAM system. You can run it now.

     If you have any questions or encounter any problems, please contact the AP100US technical support staff.

 Comparisons between Version 4.0 and 4.3: Files need to be updated

TABLE 1

Issues Fixed in Version 4.3

• Common tool does not work well in AP100US 4.2.
• Change Tool Direction does not work consistently on Special tool.
• Sequence is not displayed after Pan, or sequence was reset.
• "Show Sequence" does not work properly. When this option is selected and cutting sequence is assigned, the cutting sequence is not displayed when select "Redraw" or Zoom Out/In.
• Tabs disappear when open previously created sheets.
• When OLE a part with Counter-Sinks from SW2004 to AP100US4.2, and only the smaller hole is imported to AP100US.
• Tool hits, sequence direction, features and attributes are not displayed in sheet view when zooming (select "show sequence", "show tool hits", show features" or "show attributes" in the dialog "display options".)
• Zooming cancels group sequence. For example, you make a new group then use the mouse wheel or Z hot key to zoom the view, the group sequence disappears.
• The Start point direction is wrong.
• DXF file generated by Mechanical Desktop has some import problems.
• Flip a part with center rectangle holes will not allow part to rotate.
• Explode and regroup rectangle does not work when sharing the Construction Boundary Line.
• Some parts can be fixed-up using Corner Notch.
• When the customer closes his AP100US that uses network license on his computer(client), the process of AP100US still exist.

Newly Updated as of July 26, 2004

3D
Some bugs have been fixed in the 3D and 2D AutoUnfold for AP100US modules.

Cutting Related
Cutting sequence appears differently in part view and sheet view.
Lead-in is too long in the round hole part whose radius is relatively short.

OLE
Slworks.dll(8.3-015 AP100US) has some problem with the suppressed features while the previous version sldworks.dll (8.2-018 AP100US) does not have this problem.

Intellinest
Overlap problem on nesting of certain types of parts.
Overlaps problem on Grouped Parts called as a subroutines with outputting wrong origins in the NC code.

Tool Assignment
When auto tool assign of some part mirrored/copied on the sheet the special tool will not be used always.
Special Tool displays differently between part and sheet view sometimes.

Display
All check-boxes of display options reset to uncheck after done nesting and view the nesting sheet.

Other
When trying to change a punch machine to a laser machine, sometimes the AP100US will close.